OA1AHA DAILY J3EE THURSDAY , MAY 8 , 1884
SCROFULA
Usually rlovolopes in onrly Hfo , nn
is n peculiar morbid condition o
the system , uaunlly directing th.
glands , often resulting in swellings
enlarged joints , nbcesses , thickeninr
of the lips , enlarged neck , sore oyoi
A scrofulous condition ia oltei
hereditary , but bnchliot , too free us
of fat meats , bnl air , want of sun
shine nnd nourialiing food wilt in
duce it. Some people are troublei
with scrofulous swelling of th
glnuda , nadvith ulcers and kernels
which may cnuso very little pain
others may have inward scrofula o
the lungs , scrofula of the spleen
scrofula of the kidneysand scrofti
la of the bones. BURDOCK
BLOOD BITTERS will drive away
nny case of scrofula , find not to ap
pear in another place , for their ac
tiou on the blood and bowels will
carry the disease entirely from the
body.
SCHMELING & BELSCHNER ,
DEALERSIN
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Job Work n Roofing. Outtcrln ? , L tc. , promptly
Pioneer urug Store !
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AOENI ran
Ohio Oil OO.'B West Virginia , Oylindor
and other Oilr conatintly on hand.
CEO. WEBER ,
AJl kinJa of Dread , Fancy Cakes and Pica' nstantlj
on hand.
IfflPHOVED
SOFT
ELASTIC SECTION
Tit warmntoil to wrnr longer , fit
itlio form ncoUr , ami KTO ! belt" '
'fAtltrnctlon ' tlian nny olborCorso.
JOHN H. F. LEHMANN & 00 ,
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or Wormy Veins of the bcrotum wrm / * unfut-
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rionici ; ace M ct. . Howtort
GOLD KEDA1 , PASIB , 187 %
BAKER'S
Breakfast Cora
Warranted abaolittcli/
Cocoa , from -which tlio excess Ot
Oil lias been removed. ItbosfArei
ttmet tht strength of Cocoa mixed
with Starch , Arrowroot or Sugar ,
and In therefore for more economi
cal. It la dcllcloui , nourishing ,
;
strengthening , cosily digested , and
admirably adapted for Invalid ! u
well aa for persona In health.
Sold oj Orocers CTerrnhere ,
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Dr , Amelia Buiroughs , )
OFFICE AND RESIDENCE' '
1617 Dodge. . St. , - Omaha ,
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In April , May and Juno , IfSL I'ASSAQB T10KE T8
by al fk.TLA.tma 8TKAMUU9. Ht > ocl\l facllltlof for
lecurlu QOOD BERTHS. TOUHIST TIOKBTd for
traveleri ) In EUHOl'E , by a'l ' routes , at reduced rates.
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Tiff. IftOH AND SLATE ROOFING ,
PATEKT MCTAUO eKYUQQT ,
Iron Fencing !
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, Wtodow and CtdlwrCJuardi , Ktc.
Etkiuctto or Gunversnt Ion.
From Hill's Jlanual of BocUl mid HuilnM Vorma.
Do not mnnifeat impntlcnco.
Do not engage in Argument.
Do not Inlcrnipt another when speaking
Do not nntl fault , though you inaygcnJIj
criticise.
Do not Inlk of your private , personal
mid family rantlcrs.
Do not nppcar to Jiolico inaciirncica ot
speech in otliers.
Do not nllow yourself to lose temper or
sprnk excitedly.
Do not nlltulo to unfortunate pccularitica
of nny one present.
Do not nlwnys commcnco n conversation
by allusion to the weather.
Do not , when narrating rm incident , con-
tJnually say. "you BCC , " "you know , " etc.
Do not intrude professional or other
topics that the company generally cannot
tnkoau interesting
Do not talk very loud. A firm , clear ,
distinct , jet mildgentle , , musical voice has
great power. *
Do not be absent minded , requiring llio
speaker to repeat v < hnthas been said that
you may understand.
Do not speak disrespectfully of personal
ippeamuio vrhcn nnyouo present may have
.ho same defect * .
/ Do not try to force yourself into the
confidence- others. If thejjivo their
confidence never betray it.
Do not nso profanity , vulgar terms , slang
phrases , words of double meaning , or lan
guage that v ill bring the blush to any one.
Do not intcrspcrso your language with
foreign words and high bounding terms. It
shows nflcctalion , and will draw ridicule
upon you.
Do not carry on n conversation with an
other in company about matters which the
general company knows nothing of. It is
ulmostas impolite us to whiter.
Do not nllow yourself to speak ill of
Iho absent ono if it can bo avoided ; the
day may come when homo friend will bo
needed to defend you in your absence.
Do not speak with contempt and ridicule
of a locality where you may bo visiting :
find fcoincthing to truthfully praise and
commend ; thiismakiugyoursclf agreeable.
Do not in it I ; o a pretense of gentility , nor
parade l-lio fact that you are a descendant
of any notaLlo family. Yon must pass for
just what you uro , nnd si and on your own
merit.
liiHtnntly Ilcllovcd.
Mrs. Ann Lncour , of Now Orleans , Ln. ,
writes. : I have n fcon who Ins boon sick for
two voarn ; ho him boon attended by our load
Ing pliyeiclntifl but all to no jiuriioeo. This
morning holmdliig usual Biioll of coughing ,
nnd woo BO greatly prodtratou in conieqiiouco ,
that death Hoomou imminent. Wo Imil in the
liouso a bottle nf nil. WM. IIATJ/T BALSAM -
SAM for the LUNGS purchased by my IIUB-
band , who noticed your tulvertlnomont yostor-
day. Wo admlulstorml it according to direc
tions and ho was luatantly relieved.
DUKNO'S CATAimit SNUFF euros
Catnrrh and all alfoctloim of the tuucoua mom-
brain.
linker's Fain Panacea cures pain in Man
and Boast. l'"or use externally and Intornnlly ,
JIow Not to uo Drowned.
Tlio following article , Biiggcslcd by the
steamboat disaster on Long Island Bound ,
it Juno 1880 , should bo carefully read , and
remembered in case the reader experiences
limilar danger. Let our readers try the
ixperirncnt themselves , and induce others
o try it. Familiarity with the buoyancy
if the body in water , and presence of mind
nan emergency would sa mauy lives :
Another terrible steamboat slaughter 1
? rcscjico of mind nnd n slight knowledge
if the specific gravity of the human body
yould lnvvo saved much of this frightful
oss of life. There wan loose wood enough
ibout the boat to liavo floated ten times
Llio number of passengcra on the ill-fated
rcsscl if it bad been used with judgment ,
i'lio human body weighs about a pound , in
Iho water , nnd a single chair will carry two
rowu persons. That is , it would keep
iheir heads above water , which is all that
is necessary when it ia a question of life or
Icath. The burning vessel was close to
ihoro , the water was calm and warm , and
11 thcso passengers might cosily have
lumped overboard nnd paddled , laughing ,
ishoro if they had only possessed and used
ho simple knowledge that ono finger
ilaccd upon n stool or a chair , or a small
ox , or a piece of board , would easily keep
ho head nbovo water , while the two feet
ind the other hand might bo used as pad-
lies to propel toward the shore.
It is not at all necessary to know how to
iwim to bo able to keep from drowning in
hia way. A little experience of the buoy-
int power of water , and faith in it , is all
hat is required. AVe have- seen n small
Doywho could not swiui a stroke propel
Mmsclf back and fqrth across a deep , wide
loud by means of u board that would not
instaln five pounds weight. In fact , that
sometime small boy is now writing this.
Children nnd all others should have
practito in the sustaining power of water.
In nine cases out of ten the knowledge that
what will sustain n pound weight is all
that is necessary to kccrl one's head above
he water will servo better In emergencies
than the greatest expcrtncss sut n swimmer.
A person unfamiliar with the buoyant
power of water will naturally try to climb
an top of the floating object on which ho
tries tosave himself. If it is large enough ,
that is all right. IJut it is generally not
largo enough , nnd half of a struggling
jronp is often drowned in tlio dcsncrato
scramble of a life-and-dcath struggle to
climfc on top of a piece of wreck or other
Boating object , not largo cnongh to keep
them ail entirely above the water. This
often happens when pleasure boats capsize.
All immediately want to get out of the
water on top of the overturned or half-
filled boat , and all are drowned except
those whom the wricked craft will wholly
bear up. If they would slinvly trust the
water to sustain ninety-nine hundrcths of
the weight of their bodtes.nm1 thodisabled
boat the other hnndrcth , they might all bo
saved under most circumstances.
An overturned or waerllled ( wooden
boat will sustain more people iu this way
than it will carry. It would keep tht
bwulrt nbovo water of as many people ns
could get their hands on the gunvtalc.
These nro simple facts , easily learned , and ,
tnay BOJIJO day save your life.
ARK YOU GOING TO KOKOPE ?
In another column will bo found tlib an
n luntMinout of Messitn. Tf IDS. COOK & SON ,
TourUt AgenU , 201 Broadway , Now York ,
relative to the very complete arrangements
they have made for tours in Europe the
coming Spring and , Summer. "Conk's I'xcur
utimtnt , " CDiit'ilnlng mnpa and full partluulut
will ba mailed to auy Address on receipt of 1 (
oajiU _ - _ _ _ _
There is something peculiarly chnrmlnti
and beautiful about Kunday in the country
The church-bells toll their musical iuvita-
tiou'to worship ; the flowers uod to and fro
in the lazy breeze , the butterflies wiut ,
from hedge to hedge , ud the beca bum iii
the drowsy uoou-day. It is sweet , while
drinking nil these uimple beauties , will
which nature has so lavishly garnished the
Uelds , and watching tbo old lolks start ou
for chuich , to sueak oil'into tbe woods be-
lilnd the house in quest of tbe JHtiM ) eun
ilsh , yiitli fionm Bandwichcs in one pockc
rud a bottlu of water in the other.
A B ii tlto MuoKiild Udo.
iu'j ll l nn for tint Thnnt i ud Luug4
It is cn < lag wivro t'\xc * ( CimgUi , OoliU , Ant
lima , UroudhUIi , Oroup , and all Tl r t am
Lun trnuhlm , th u y ether moJIclon
'I ho prpprl ( tor has nutlinr-Izail SohrtiBdor &
liucht , tn refund your niouoy If , nfn-r tnUIii
throe fourth ) of a battle , retl f 1 fiotubtnlnod
iiU aud ? l , For * ala by Bslwode
How A Woman HnlUa Ijctlcr.
fomc crusty curmudgeon thus tells how
\ woman goes to work to mall n letter. It
s a libel on the sex. Some of the girls
will make it red hot for him if discovered :
"Any day when you have tlmo you can
see how she does it by dropping into the
noslofllcc. She arrives there with ft letter
, ln her hand. It is a sheet of note in a
white envelope. She halts in front of the
stamp window , opens hrr mouth to ask for
a stamp , but suddenly darts away to see if
she has made nny error in names or dates.
It takes flvo minutes for her to make
sure of this , and then she balances the let
ter on her finger , nnd the awful query arises
in her mind : 'Perhaps it is overweight. '
She stfcps to tlio window and asks the clerk
If ho has n three-cent stamp , fearing that
ho hasn't ' , and she looks ocr every com
partment in her portmonnie bcforo she
finds the change to pay for it.
The fun commences ns she gets the stamp ,
the sidles around to ono side , removes her
tloves ? , closely inspects the stamp , and hes
itates whether to 'lick' ' it or wet her finger.
She finally concludes it wouldn't bo nice
lo show her tongue , nnd wets her finger
and passes it over the envelope. She isuo
long picking up the stamp that the moist
ure is absorbed and the stamp slides off
the envelope , Hho tries it twitu more with
Iikosuccess , nnd getting desperate she gives
the stamp a lick and it slicks.
Then comes the scaling of the letter.
She wets her finger again , but the envelope
files open , and after three minutes delay
she has to pa < licr tongue along the streak
of dried mucilagu.
She holds the letter a long lime to make
sure that the envelope is all right , and
finally appears nt the window nnd asks :
'Three ' cents Is enough , 1 ? ilV 'Yes , ma'am.1
'This will go out to-day ? ' 'Certainly. '
'Will ' it go to Chicago without the name of
the county on ? ' Must the same. ' 'What
time will it reach theiu ? ' 'To-morrow
morning. ' She sighs , turns the letter
over and over , and finally asks : 'Shall I
drop it into one of those places there ? 'Yes ,
ma'am. '
She walks up In front of the six orifices ,
closely scans each ono of them , finally
makes n choice , and drops no she doesn't.
3ho stops to sen where it will fall , pressing
licrf.tco against tlio window until she flat-
lens her nose out of shape , and she doesn't
drop it where she intended to. She , how-
e\cr , releases it at last , looks down to
make sure that it did not full on the floor ,
and turns away with n sigh of regret that
she didn't take one more look nt thosupcr-
ecriptiou. "
HrmrlordM Acid Pliospluue ,
In TJebllltsr.
Dr. W. H. Holcomo , Now Orleans ,
Ja. , eays : * 'I found it an admirable rem
edy for debilitated state of the system ,
traduced by the wear and tear of the
icrvoua energies. "
Arclirry nnd Its ilcqulromcnts.
The following article , about this most
ntcrcbting , healthful nnd harmless amuse
ment , contains some valuable instructions ,
nnd will enable the reader to make a fair
tart. Constant practice and a good eye
will do the rest.
For target practice there should bo at
cast four persons , but a larger number
nan that will make a. . merrier company.
If the bows are purchased they should
iot be steel bows or metallic bows of. any
( irt. 'Hie only bow worthy of the name
s the long bow , made of some good live ,
ptingy wood , such as n second-growth
\hite ash , hickory , lancewood , Icsionwood ,
nakewood , or English yew. ,
Hitherto , English-made bows of yew
lave been held to bo tmperior to all others ,
and deservedly soj but now there are
manufactured in America fine 1 mice wood ,
ish and miakewood bows , that are every
whit as good as the Euglish bows in qual-
ty , and far superior in artistic finish. And
the same may be said of arrows.
Hews are of various "weights. " Bj
weight is meant the number of pounds in
strength required to draw the bow , not
the weight of tlio bow literally. A thirty
xmnd bow is held to be about tbe right
vcight for n lady , or n lad of ten or
; nelve. tOne needs to bo able to draw it
vlthput too great an effort ; in a word ,
Irmlily.
For R youth of sixteen or twenty , a filly
lound bow may prove tbo best weight.
There are higher weights , running up to
o\enty-five , eighty , and a hundred pounds.
A hundred pound bow is a. powerful
vcnpon , sufficient to bring down a deer , a
war , or even a tiger.
The old English rule that the bowshouh'
> o of the same length as the person's height
who uses it , is a very good one. This rule
ins its exceptions however.
Ariows vary Jn length to suit the bow ,
from sixteen inches to three feet. The
mint or head of the arrow is called the
lilo ; the shaft is termed tlio stele ; the
mtch at the feathered end , the nock. All
anows must bo feathered ou two , or , bet-
er still , pn three sides of the stele near the
lock , either with the 'feathers of birds ,
or with hair-cloth , and the steles t > f all
arrows should bo perfectly straiuht.
Good well finished bows ot second
growth ash and other American woods sel.
; cnerully at from ono dollar to three dol-
ars , or oven moio according to size. Hews
of lancewood , snakcwood , yew and foreign
roods , cost from two to eight dollars.
Target arrows will range , according to
heir length , from two dollars nnd n half
to live dollars per dozen. Hunting arrows
w ith barbed piles for largo game , are still
ilglier iupiico ; while light bitding arrows ,
u ith pewter hcada nro cheaper.
Uow strings comoat twenty , twenty-five ,
nnd up to sixty cents each , and targets
range in price from onodolhirto nix dollars.
Olivers ( with bull ) made of tin nnd
covered with light-leather , * cost from ono
lollnr to t\\o dollars ind n half each. But
for bunting eicursioiw , quivers made of
stiff harness leather , capable of holding ,
two or three dozciarrays. . r.r'oe.st ,
Brace re , or urm-guariis , will cast about n
dollar. Thcso i\re to protect the left arm
from the blows md chafing of the bow-
spring.
The three-fingered shootingglovo for the
right hand , having the finger-ends of some
stiff smooth leather , is sold for a dollar.
liut nn old kid or Hate thread glove will
answer nearly as well.
The Jwws , the arrows and the entire out
fit , can of course bo made ) < t homo , if for
auy reabon a person does uot wish to pur
chase them ,
It is uot necessary Umt the bow should
IKS made from any one particular kind of
wood. Mulberry , hickory nnd red oak
are all BiiUoblo , and I have seen good Jx > wa
of liazol , white maple and even of poplar.
There is not so much in the kind of wood
as ia having the piece well seasoned , aud
chewing n lire , springy stick to start with.
Mr. Thompson Bays that the back of n
bow should bo rondo Ihvt , and the inside
round. The flat back must follow the
grain of the wood exactly , How much it
should bo shaved down can only be de
termined by trying it , at times , us you
work it
Jf horn tips are used , they cnn IK > caryea
from the eada of two cow-boms , having
first Beaked them soft in warm water. At
Uie centr * of tbe bow , glue oil a band
piece of velvet or Iwize. It is then read ;
for stringing. Very good bow-stringa ca.
be made from common shoemaker's thu-au
or , ns it is generally called 'shoo-Uin-ad. '
How-strhiga should not bo very Jwru
In making arrows , the first thing to 1
thought of is to have tbe stele , or shaft
perfectly straight. Such cnn sometimes bo
obtained from straight-grained piue or
northern spruce. The writer once made
good steles from the sprouts of o
I remember tbnt I made the koftds of
osier arrow * henry by boring out Uic
h * rt f tb sprout nt Mint end with a
gimlet , and kwortlnzaii ordinary tenpenny
Boil. *
Biitif you * whTi to mnko nrrowa with
barbed or bodkin point * , it ii better to bvy
the points , or have them made by n
pin Kb. Thcso points can then bo inserted
in a slit In Wiestclennd secured by n wrap
ping of twine or wire. For bird-arrows ,
blunt pewter heads cnn l > o run or moulded ,
nn the ends of Uio shafts.
Tlio most delicate part of arrow-making
ic to properly feather the arrows. They
should bo feathered on three sides , near tlio
nock cud of the stele.
First , mark the three sides each a thlnj
of the circumference of the stele apart.
Then peel off the outer skin of a
goose wing feather with the broad vane
attached , and glue one of these vanes .to
oticb of the three sides.
Feathers from the wing of n duck , or
those of a partridge , or common barn fowl ,
will answer , but those from a goose-wiug
r.re held to bo best , The vanes are some-
limes dyed scarlet , which assists ia finding
thn arrow *
A good target cnn bo mndo of pasteboard ,
ud set up hi n split stick , stuck In tbn
ground ; nnd nnn-gtiardt can bo gotten up
trom a piece of firm , polished leather , with
clastic banda to hold H upon the arm. ' ,
There is but one way lo shoot well , nnd
It is belter to adopt that at the outset.
Flist , brace the bow ; that Is to say ,
string it. For ft bow should never bo put
away strung. Then put the nrtow nock
on the siring with your right han-l , while
rour left giasps the handle of the bow ,
lo'icling it horizontally , wilh the anew on
, ho string. Hook the first , second and
third fingers under the string , taking the
arrow between tlio Jrat ? and second ,
Nov , with the left hand , turn Iho bow
ill it stands pcipcndiculaily before you ,
our left hand extended towards the target.
Draw with your right and push firmly
with yc'.irlcit hand till the arrow-head
rcsls on the lowest joint of your left fore-
luger. Your baud will now touch your
, ' ht car.
"Look straight nnd hard at the ccnlni
of Iho tnigct , but do not even glance nt
/our arrow. Blindly direct your arrow
by your sense of feeling. Let go. " These
ire the directions given by Maurice Thomp
son of Indiana , than whom thcio is no bet
ter living authority.
Never try to "take aim , " nor sight along
the arrow Us if it were a gnu-ban el , but
shoot from your general sense of direction.
Stick lo this rule , oven if your first shots
uro vciy wild. *
When done shooting , even for an hour ,
unstring the bow. Gho it a rest. Never
: > ut it away strung. After each day's shoot
ing rub and polish it with oil ; or , better ,
with n mixture of oil nnd wax. A bow
demands even more care than a rifle. It ,
should always bo kept in a dry chest or
closet , and will dp better service if kept
wiappcd in oil skin or gicen baize. 'I'hn '
objt-ct is to keep all moisture oui of tba
grain and fibre of tlie wood
Potash ] and Mercury
Are dangerous oven when administered by di
rect lonn and under the o\o of a good pbysi-
: ian , and wlion put up In nostrums , often by
ncoinpetrnt pcmoris , are opt to produce evil
consequence ! . Bo careful of thcpo poisonous
mixtures or you may regret it. Sttirr'H Si'K- >
civic is not only preferable to these dangerous I
compounds in the treatment of Blood and Skin '
dispnBcs , but eliminates the pnleon of Mercury
and 1'otash from the system by toning up the
organism , and forcing out the poison through
tbe pores of the skin.
Ti oat I so ou Blood nnd Skin Diseases mailed
reo.
TUB SWIM : SMCCIKIO Co. , Dra\ur3IAtalnta ,
Go.
Iho Distance ofa Star from the Earth.
For many ages this question puzzled
astronomers : How far off are tbe stars ?
.t was known that their distance was great ,
very great. It was kcowu that they were
rnmeasurably farther off than thesun , the
noon , or any of the planets ; but it is only
n < the present century that the question
ins been even partially answered.
Of the couutlesa thousands of stars
which stud the universe , the distance of
lerlwps nlHiut twenty has been determined.
Jthcrs which have been tried have defied
the powers of the most skillful astrono
mers , aided by the rno&t elaborate instru
ments : their distance is too great to allow
> f measurement , whil * tbo rest of tbo vast
test which stud our firmament have not
yet been examined with this object.
Tb. > inquiry is one of tbe moist delicate
and si..tllo which can engage the attention
of an astronomer It is impossible to ex
plain here tbe manner in which it is con
ducted : wo mtisfcendcavor rather to realise
the result which has rewarded these suo-
essful labors. There is a beautiful star
n tbe southern hemisphere , the brightest
n -ouslellation Centaur , one of tlio
most brilliant stars in the heavens. This
was ( Jilijiently observed by the skillful as-
.rononier who managed the observatory at
the Cape of Good Hope iu the years 18112
aud 18JKI. He 'found as the result of his
abors , that the distance of this star Alpha
Ccutauri , as it is called i i twenty billions
of miles.
It requires a little consideration to esti
mate what the words twenty billions of
miles really mean. A billion contains
one million millions , aud we shall endeav
or to com cyan idea of this amount by a
few simple illustrations. Supposing our
; rait forefather Adam had commenced to
count as quickly as ho could , aud that1
when his life was ended bissou commenced
.o count , taking up from the number at
which Adam left oft' , aud spent his whole
ife , day and night , counting as fast as ho
could , aud supposing that at his death he
njoined on his heirs an eternity of count-
ng , nnd that they had continued doing so
tp'to the prcbent moment , their united ef-
brts would not yut have reached the
amount of one quarter of a billion ; and
ret the distance of tbo star w twenty bil
ious of miles !
AnoUicr illustration may bo given to
convey uu idea of this vast distance. If
we were to take a sum equal to five times
our national debt , aud w ro to expend this
u - should billion
postage-stamps , wo get one
lion of them ; and it" we Vere to draw a
liue round London , including every house
iu the auburlw , aud then take nn area
equal in size to this cleared and arranged
fur the purpose ; if we then commenced to
stick them side by side over the eutUearea
of London , we should uot bo able to get
them all iu. After wo bad cuVered every
inch of the surluco over f .oiplctely , tketo
would bo countless thousand * still remain-
lug.Such
Such then , is the distance of the nearest
fixed star. Wo cannot grasp it in our im >
agination , nor uro wo more successful if we
try to make a mup. Suppose wo proceed
by first laying dowu the sun , and then
placing the earth ono inch dintuut from it.
If wo inquire at what distance the nearest
star should bo placed , ufaing the same scale ,
we find it to bo cloven ii'Uos. A map is
therelore impossible ,
Knowing , however , tlio distance of the
nearest slur , what can wo bay of the dte-
tauco of the lUrlheat of those that ure visi
ble ? Hero precise knowledge falls us. We
can , indeed , grope niter tlio truth , and
make guesses of greater orlcs.1 probability.
Wo buZiuve that it ia , at nil oveuts , some
hundreds of times as great us the astound
ing uinguitudu of which wo have
ored to convey an impression.
fioino Foolish I'ooplo.
Allow acouRhto runiKtillt eots beyond
thAroAihpf nmlklne. They often say , Oh ,
It will \ > our o\ny. but In vest P BP It wears
thorn away. Could they bo Induced to try
the Hit awful iiioiHclno called Ke.mp' Ila'-
DAIII " 'litch we wll on n iw-ettlva puitrimeeo
cure , thev would imimd'atfly ' 8 o tlin excel-
iTit r licet uftort'uVn ! < thqfimt dote. Trice
6"o and § 1.00. For sale by * Schrgtcr &
liot.ll I.
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES -
PLIES AND TRANSPORTATION.
finPARTMKNT OP THE I.XTEUtOu , Ofllco of
\J IndUti AfTairt. Washington , April 2J , ISM.
Scaled proposal * , IrMomoJ "I'roposUs lor Kcet" ( tldj
for bed mu t In Diibmlttcd In icpivrato cm elopes , '
ll con , Flour ) Clothing , or Tran j > ort tl n , &r. , ( ts
Iho ttt om y bo , ) anil directed to tlio ComtnMnor
fit Indian Al ( lr § Nos. 05 nnd 67 Woodier street , Noir
Yf tic , will bo received until 1 r. M. of Tuesday , May
XT , 1854 , for furnishing tor the Indian ten lea asout
620,000 found * llacon , 3S,000OtX ) | > ouni ( Ileol on the
hoof , SOO.OOOJioiiiids Ream , 4DOiiO pound ! Baking
Ponder , 780,000 pounds Corn , 450,00 } pounds Coffee ,
7,100,000 pound * Flour , 70,000 rounds Feed , 105,000
pount-s JIard Bread , 43.COO pounds Hominy , 18,0(0 (
r mnd J-ixtd. 700 barrel * tncss rork , 150,00 pounds
Illco , 7,500 pounds Te , 100 pounds Tobacco ,
2JO.1 00 pounds Malt , 150,000 pounds Soap , 11,000 pound *
Srnla , 850.COO pound * Sugar , and 4U.OJO pouLds
Wheat.
Also , nlanlicts , Woolen and CV.llun Oocdi , ( con
rlttlnj In part of Ticking , toooo jardu ; Htandanl
Calico , 135,000 } ! ; Drilling , 0,000 rds ; Dticr.,0
free from all thing , FO.COO juron ; Denim , 17 , CO
jards ; Gingham , HO.OOO jardsj Kentucky Jeans ,
88,000 yardCholct ; , 4.100 jnrds ; Brown Shcctlni <
17B.OOO jards : Illcachcd Bhcctlng , 16,000 jards ;
Hickory Shirting , 10,000 jardi ; Calico Shirting ,
O.OOOjarls : Mlntey , 1,600 } rcls ; ) Clothing , Gro
ceries , Notions Hardware , Medical Supplies , School
Hooks , &c. a.iila long list of mlsccllanloui articles ,
Harriet * , I'lom , Hakes , Korku , &c. , end for
about 476 Wfgons icqulrcd for the service , to bo
delivriol at Olilcigo , Kansas City , anil MouxCity.
Alio for uth Wagons o may bo required , ndnpUd
to the cllrnato of the 1'aclfio Oontt , wllh ValifotLl *
Drakes , delivered ot Ean Francisco.
Also , transportation for dichif the articles , good * ,
and supplies hat it ay not bo contracted for to bo
iltmcml at the Ag'nclcs.
lllIU WEST H MADB Oft OX OOMHU.MEST BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds an.t qualities of
subtlstinco supplies required for each Agency , and
the kinds nnd quantities In grots , of nil o.licr . goods
nnd articles , together with bUnkproposals.conditloni
to bo ohccncd by bidders , tlmo and place of delivery
tointf of contract and pajmcnt , tran portallon rouUs ,
nnd all ether necessary Indtructlons-wlll bo furnished
\lpon ppllcatontotlio ! Indian Oilko In Washington ,
or Nrs. G nnd 07 Woostcr Strcet.Ncw York ; Wm II.
I.jonNo,4S3 Broadnov , Now York ; tbo Commls
arlts of subsistence , U.S. A , at Chcjcnuc Chi
cago. Lcaumvorlh , Omaha , taint Loult , Saint Paul ,
fun Frnncleco , nnd Ya-jkton ; tlio I'oslmastir at
Sioux City , and to the Poetit asters at the following
rumcil places In Kanrns : Arkanmi City , Burlington ,
Uildwcll , DcdgoCltv , Emporh , kurcka , urcat
Bend , Howard. Hutchlnson , Larncd , Mo Phrrson ,
Marlon , Jlcdiclno Loogc , Newton , Osage Cltv , Sedan ,
Sttrlhijt Topeka , Wellington , Wichita and Wlntleld
BliUl 1 10 ojcncd lit the hour and day above
stated , and bidders are Invited to bo present t the
openln/ .
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must bo accornrnnt'dby certified checks
upoir icmo United StMcj Depository or the First
National Bank nf Los Angeles , Cal. , for at lease fit o
per cent of thu amount of too prnpof al ,
II. P1UCE , Commissioner.
ALONO THE LINK OP THE
Chicago , St. . Paul , ' 'Minneapolis and
OMAHA 'RAILWAY.
The now extension of this line from Wakeficld up
the
BEAUTIFUL VALLEY of the OAK
through Concord and Colcrldgo
Ilcachca the best portion of the State. Special ex
cursion rates for land lockers over this line to
Wajni , Norfolk and Hartlcgton , and via Blair to all
principal podits on tlio
SIOUX CITY & PACIFIC RAILROAD
Trains over tht 0. , St. P. M. & 0. Hallway to Cov
ngton , Sioux City , Ponca , Uartlngton , Wajno and
Norfolk ,
Oox2.xi.oot xvt HESlnlx-
or Fremont , Oakda c , Nellgh , and through to Val
cntlnr.
GTKor rates anil all Information call on
F. B. WimNEY , General Arjciit ,
Fifteeiin Ball Pool , Carom ,
AND ALL OTHER OA1IINO TABI-K3. TEN PIN
BALLS , CHECKS. KTC.
18 South 3d Streot.JSt Louis , fill Delaware Street ,
Kansas City. Mo. , 1321 bcuglos St. . Omaha , Neb.
HENRY HORNBERGER ,
Agent.
or Catalogues and Price Lists.
C. SPECHT , PROP.
1111 Donglu BL Omaha , Hob.
UANUrAOTUItEE OF
Galvanized Iron Cornices
# jTDormcr Windows , Flntalp , Tin , Iron and Slate
Uuollrg , HiJteht's 1'ater.t Uetalllo Skylight , Xatent
udjii.'tcd Itatchet Dor ar d Bracket Hichlnj ; . I am
thu | ui , oral av i nt for the al > ov a Hi e 11 eoods. Iron
Vcn'liif- , Cfttlni'illalu treilc8Virand.ia , Iron Bank
r.olllii8 ( , Wlhdou lilimlf , Ce'lar ' Guards ; nUo general
atcnt fur I'ccraon & lllll'it 1'atcnt lnsk'u Dllnd.
THIS BET.TorUegenra o
tor Is maila exjireniily for
the cure of derangements
ot the generative organs ,
Th-ro 1 < no mistake about
this Instrument , the con
tlnuous ftrram of KLEU-
TUIO'ITY permeating
through the parti must rca
tore them tohnalthy action
Do not confound t'il * with
Klectrio BeltxaUiertlscd to
euro all Ills from lic.-ul.to too. It Is for the ONU epec-
Ifio purpose. 1'or circulars ghlng full Information ,
odJrc8 Chce > cr Eloctrlo Bolt Co , 103 , iWashington
8t. , Chicago III.
Is the season I'l uhlch bad or poisoned blood Is most
opt to show itself. Nature at thU Juncture , needs
something to assltt It in throwing nO the irrpuritlcs
which have collected by the s'ugghli circulation of
blood during the oold winter n onjhs. 8w Kt'd bpccl
flo Is nature' * great helper , as it U a purely vegetable
al'cratlro and tonlo.
llev , L , B. Palnc , Jlacon , Oa. , write * :
been using Swift's UpeclUa at the orpliwia1 homo as
a remedy fur klood complaints , and ai a general
health tonic , and ha\o had rciutrkable ro > ults Irom
Ituusoon tlio children andcmilojrs of the Institu
tion It Is such an excellent tonlo and keens the
blood no pure , that the ujMcm Is less itblo to din
ease , It has cured some of our children of Scrofula. "
W. H. Gilbert , drugUt , A.'bany ' fla. , writes : " \Vo
are sUllog hnio qu utl les of H\vltt' Spcclflo for
spring ftiier the ml ( juneral hialth tonic , > nd wltli
theb ( treultM. HI , now lamely u ei as a pro en
tlve and euro for llilailo. Tlicrooro m < my remark
able cridcnccs of Its merit in this section
Our treatise on Blood and Bkln 'Diseases mailed
free t * i pimtiit8.
TIIK SWIFT SPKCIFIO CO.
Drawer S , Atlanta , Oa.
N T. Offloe , ISDW.Md St. .
DUFHENE & MENDELSOHN.
TIIE110VEI ) TO 011AUA NATIONAL HA
HUII'DIKCI.
HAIR ! HAIR ! HAIR
E. KEITH'S
I'AXTON HOTKt
Mllllneiy and Hall Oicjslng Fei'ors '
Hair 1 Hair ! Hair \ Oueap I
ARCHITECTURAL IRON WORK.
Columns , Pilasters , Lintels , Fonolnff , Orostlnff , Railing , Etc. .
Oast , and Wrought Iron Boams.
AKClltH for THE MVATT PRISMATIC RIGHTS.
THE MURRAY IRON WORKS CO. , Burlington , Iowa.
THE LARGEST IRON WORKINQ E8TADLI8HMENT IN THE STATE.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO
Growers of Live Stock and Others ,
WK CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO
u
It Is the best and rhoape I locd lor Hoc * el any niciu . One pound IsMual tolhr ce pou nJi oj - -
stock fed with Ground Oil Cake la the Fall r.na Winter , Instead of ninuInR down , will IncreftM In weight
, ' . " ' - " . " " ' - , cll " others , who use ll ran ttttlly to
and be in good marketable cor rji'.llcn In the spring. Dalrj-mon a ? * n
Its merits. Tiy U and judci ! [ jnotitMlvcf. Prlco WOOW $20.00 rK LrnSKKli i ! no charge "IT. for viunt Biclg.Addroos jY Oronha Neb.
T B NEW HOUSE OP
GARR.&BR& & i COLE W
Fine Havana , Key West nnd Domestic Cigars. All Standard Brands Tobaccos.
Trial Orders Solicited Satisfaction Guaranteed -I I ,
J. A ,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
J MMJUL&gJLUBJ j
SASH , DOORS , BLINDS , MOULDINGS , LIME , CEMENT , PLASTER , &C-
STATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMENT COMPANY.
Near Union Pacific Depot , - Omaha , Neb ,
DEALERS IN
FIBE AND BUEGLAE PROOF
XOS3O
STKILE , JOHNSOM& GO
Wholesale
H. B. LOCKWOOD ( formerly of Lockwood & Draper ) "Chicago , Man
ager of the Tea , Cigar and Tobacco Departments. A full Hue of
all grades of above ; also pipes and smokers' articles carried in
stock. Prices and samples furnished on application. Open
orders intrusted to us shall receive our careful attention \
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
AGENTS FOR BENWOOD NAILS AND LAFLIN & WND POWDER CO
witk aaa , Alsol-n.te Giaatraai
& & of feefeg the Finest gmd.
Most Perfect Groods off
their 3kiaxd Kvg Made. Vft
LANGE & FOITIOK ,
318-320 S. 13th St. , near Farnam.
Manufactured by tbe Michigan SioveOo. , Detroit aud Chicago.
1IANUFACTUREIIS AND DEALERS IN
WU1PS , ETC ,
We raakoavcryfine lUht harrie * ) , and havoal.
nojiouhnnil a full line ol llorsa v'lothlog , Curry
I'oiubH ,
No , 116 N , 16th St - Omnlia Nell ,
CHAMBERLAINS
CDUlSH WMFPV
CQ.U6HS ,
lloulilo hullo tuumclca Ubrvrau Card .UU4l
go iljrlM.uuu SolUllluzfjU lnt |
Aibua
jBLVURlT ) ( iVfttlt. )
L i iV.ii .T * w BELT and other HLEcraia
MN ; > roC U'/ ' / ! ! . ?
M K ffiffffl
ntiM , , ,
ABUSES nna
ni/r : on. . niuri.haii. Mich.
Jforjmln * Hub It Cured Iu 19
o ilnym. Noimr till Cura
I ran no werasp A Vanuur. New
S lllu lriiu-il ( inlilo to Itupld
, , " T ' ' ' WenllliaOOn ystomakoirold.
I'rec , J. fcjmn & Co. , 101 Bwoair jrVSw VWfc